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India’s Rooftop Solar Drive Is Off Pace for 2027 Goal, Independent Review Finds

An IEEFA–JMK assessment warns the programme’s progress is constrained by slow approvals, costlier DCR modules and uneven state uptake.

Overview

  • By July 2025, PMSGY logged 57.9 lakh applications and enabled 4,946 MW of residential rooftop capacity, equating to about 13.1% of the 1 crore installation target and 14.1% of the ₹65,700 crore subsidy pool disbursed.
  • Approval cycles commonly stretch 45–120 days due to meter shortages, weak coordination among consumers, installers and DISCOMs, and utility-level procedural delays.
  • DCR-compliant modules carry roughly a ₹12 per watt premium and fragmented domestic supply can delay deliveries by up to two months, pushing some households to install non-DCR systems without claiming subsidies.
  • Deployment is concentrated, with Gujarat at 1,491 MW and the top five states accounting for about 77.2% of capacity under the scheme to July 2025.
  • Financing pipelines are active with public sector banks sanctioning over 5.79 lakh loans worth ₹10,907 crore by September 2025, while the report urges state-specific targets, stronger grievance escalation and prioritised domestic supply for the scheme.